Label: Strange Days Records (Japan), WAS-1040
Style: Progressive Rock, British Folk Rock
Country: Canterbury, England
Time: 40:17
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 218 Mb
Spirogyra
was originally formed as a duo by Martin Cockerham (vocals/guitar) and
Mark Francis in Bolton, Lancashire in the summer of 1967. This original
incarnation of the band produced no recordings, and ended when Cockerham
left to attend the University of Kent at Canterbury.
In December
1969, Cockerham recruited a number of fellow students for a reconceived
Spirogyra. This iteration of the group was expansive, including over ten
members. Eventually, the band was pared down to four members: Cockerham
himself on vocals and guitar, plus Barbara Gaskin (vocals), Steve
Borrill (bass guitar), and Julian Cusack (violin). The band was soon
spotted by Max Hole, who offered to manage the group, and "used his
position as Student Union Entertainment Secretary to set up gigs at
universities throughout the country". They recorded demos at the music
room of Keynes College, part of the University of Kent, which would be
released on the Burn the Bridges compilation in 2000.
Unusually, the
group was able to persuade university officials to allow the members,
their manager, and a roadie to take a one-year leave of absence from
their studies. The group played live frequently, opening for groups such
as Traffic and completing two tours of the Netherlands. After nearly
being signed to Apple Records, manager Max Hole arranged a three-album
recording contract with B&C Records in the U.K. Meanwhile, a deal
for European and American distribution with Polydor was announced, but
apparently fell through; the albums were instead released in Germany on
Brain, and were not available in the United States. On all three albums,
Dave Mattacks of Fairport Convention played drums. Although all of the
albums sold poorly at the time, they have developed a cult following in
the decades since. Original copies of all three albums are rare and
expensive today, but have been reissued several times.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirogyra_(band))
01. The Further Point (08:19)
02. Old Boot Wine (04:23)
03. Parallel Lines Never Separate (05:05)
04. Spiggly (01:15)
05. An Everyday Consumption Song (04:30)
06. The Sergeant Says (03:41)
07. In The Western World (13:01)
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